Textiles, Merchandising and Fashion Design (TMFD)

TMFD803
Apparel Design by DrapingCrosslisted with TMFD 403

Prerequisites: TMFD 212 & TMFD 216 for TMFD 403 ONLY

Description: Creative experience in designing apparel through the use of draping techniques.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 471, TMFD 871; TMFD 495; TMFD 823

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD805
Advanced TextilesCrosslisted with TMFD 405

Prerequisites: Prerequisite for TMFD 405 ONLY: TMFD 206; CHEM 105A and 105L or CHEM 109A and 109L or CHEM 113A and 113L.

Description: Recent advances in the production and performance of fibers, yarns, finishes and dyes for textile products. Lab experiences designed to familiarize the students with standards, methods and equipment for evaluating textile product performance.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 495

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD806
Textile Testing and EvaluationCrosslisted with TMFD 406

Prerequisites: TMFD 206 required for TMFD 406 only

Description: Physical and chemical analysis of textiles using standard testing procedures. The calculation, interpretation, and evaluation of test results.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 495

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD807
History of DressCrosslisted with TMFD 407

Prerequisites: Junior standing, AHIS 101 or 102 or 3 hrs HIST 130 or 131 for TMFD 407 ONLY

Description: Theoretical approach to the history of dress from ancient times through the twentieth century; examining dress in the context of social, economic, and artistic development of Western culture.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 876, ANTH 883

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD808
Textiles, Technology and CultureCrosslisted with TMFD 408

Prerequisites: TMFD 408: Junior standing, TMFD 206, AHIS 101 or 102 or 3 hrs HIST 130 or 131. Undergraduate Only.

Description: Textiles in the context of social, technical, political, aesthetic, and economic developments in the cultures of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between social, technical, and aesthetic qualities of textiles, and their tranformations, as well as stylistic similarities and differences across cultural and historical contexts.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 876, ANTH 883

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD809
Museums: Theory and Practice

Description: Recommended practices for accessioning, handling, storage, exhibition, and preventative conservation of textiles and dress in museum collections. Philosophical and ethical issues confronting curators and collection managers.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:SPRING
Course and Laboratory Fee:$30

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD810
Body, Dress and IdentityCrosslisted with TMFD 410, WMNS 410A, WMNS 810A

Prerequisites: TMFD 410 ONLY: Junior or Senior standing; 3hrs PSYC or SOCI; TMFD 123.

Description: Theories and research findings about the social, cultural, and psychological aspects of clothing and appearance in relation to the self and others. Special emphasis will be placed on relationship(s) between the body, dress, and personal and social identites.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 910

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD811
Textiles, Fashion, and Design Problems

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission

Description: Selected problems related to textiles, fashion, and design

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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TMFD811A
Textiles, Fashion, and Design Problems: Textiles

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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TMFD811B
Textiles, Fashion, and Design Problems: Fashion

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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TMFD811D
Textiles, Fashion, and Design Problems: Design

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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TMFD812
Product Development IV: Trend Analysis & Product ConceptualizationCrosslisted with TMFD 412

Prerequisites: SR Standing; For Merch and Textile and Apparel Design option: TMFD312, MRKT300 & 6 hrs from following: ACCT200, ECON200, BLAW300, FINA300, MNGT300. For Textile Sci & Textile, Merch & Fashion Design Comm option: TMFD312 & ECON200. for TMFD412 undrgrd only

Description: Synthesis of process involved in product development from product initiation to the development of market strategies. Career and portfolio development.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD813
Merchandising III: Textiles & Apparel Merchandise Development & Retail StrategiesCrosslisted with TMFD 413

Prerequisites: ACCT 200 or 201 or 201H, MKRT 300 or 341 or 341H, TMFD 313 and 314; for Undergraduate ONLY.

Description: Problems involved in consumer decision making, merchandise development and planning, retail strategies, and marketing practices specific to the textile and apparel industry.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 907; TMFD 913

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD814
The Studio Craft Movement from Mid-century to DIY

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: An examination of the American studio craft movement and the precedents and contexts that gave rise to its coalescence in the post World War II era. Individual makers and their works will be studied in relation to the broader domains of fine art and design, and in light of the discourses that held sway as the movement emerged, including feminism, environmentalism, the civil rights movement, counter-cultural forces, etc. The textile and fiber arts will be a particular focus of this exploration, examined through conceptual and critical lenses.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD815
Aesthetics and the Quilt

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: This course will examine issues in aesthetics as related to both historical and nontraditional quilts. Extensive readings in the areas of aesthetics, contemporary art and craft, critical theory and design theory will support analytical and critical writing about selected works from the IQSC collections.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD816
Apparel Design for IndustryCrosslisted with TMFD 416

Prerequisites: TMFD 212, 216 and 403.

Creative experience.

Description: Designing apparel, computer-aided design, pattern making, and line development for specific markets.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 495; TMFD 823

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$20

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD817
Textiles and Dress: A Cultural Perspective

Description: Textiles and dress as an expression of the life, arts and material culture of Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. Literature and theoretical approaches.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD818
Quilts, History, Culture

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Influence of social, political, artistic and technological developments on quiltmaking traditions.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD820
Launch a Product in a SemesterCrosslisted with TMFD 420

Prerequisites: Undergraduate only TMFD 212; Jr. standing or above

Description: Small business start-up, launching products within organizations or setting new growth strategies in a short period of time. Emphasis on knowledge of entrepreneurial management and development strategies and growth in team-work settings.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD822
International Textile and Apparel SourcingCrosslisted with TMFD 422

Prerequisites: Senior Standing and TMFD 313 for TMFD 422 ONLY

Description: Comprehensive study of issues involved in global sourcing, including the scope, trends, and sustainability of current practices. An analysis of cultural, political, ethical, and economic perspectives related to global sourcing, production, trade and distribution of textiles and apparel products.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD823
Advanced Design in Mixed Media

Prerequisites: TMFD 212, 216, 312, and 803 or 816

Description: Creative experience in designing textiles and apparel as three-dimensional art forms with emphasis on conceptualization, expression, media, techniques, lighting, space, and movement as influential factors combined with exhibition experience. Topics vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$30

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD824
Rendering and Production of Textiles and/or Apparel

Prerequisites: Permission of instructor

Description: Studio experience in working with a variety of media, including digital, to render and produce textiles and/or apparel; and Portfolio development.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$15

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD825
Advanced Design for Printed TextilesCrosslisted with TMFD 425

Prerequisites: TMFD 145 & TMFD 146 for Undergraduate Only;

Description: Digital and other media for printed textiles. Design development, professional practices, and expressive and communicative concepts.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 495

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$50

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD828
ColorationCrosslisted with TMFD 428

Prerequisites: 4 hrs CHEM and TMFD 206, for TMFD 428 (undergraduate) ONLY

Description: Application classes of dyes. Physical and chemical properties of dyes within each class, methods of dye-fiber association, fastness properties of dyes, and recommended application procedures.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD830
Textiles

Description: Fibers, yarns, fabric construction, and finishes as they affect use and care.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD851
Consumer Behavior

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program or permission

Description: Evaluation of psychological, sociological, and cultural theories of consumers' behavior through the examination of factors influencing consumers' decision-making process.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD852
Professional Advancement

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program

Description: Analysis of leadership and how it affects organizational culture and change trhough a prism of past and current experiences. Various leadership styles will be examined and a personal leadership philosophy will be developed for professional advancement in merchandising.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD854
Promotional Strategies in Merchandising

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program or permission

Description: Examination of intergrated marketing communications (i.e., promotional strategies and techniques) while fostering cultural and global awareness, social responsibility and ethical descitions-making in the field of promotion.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD855
Retail Theory and Current Practice

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degee program. Retail Management course

Description: Theoretical and applied analysis of merchandising strategies; assessment of internal and external environmental forces impacting strategic decisions by retail firms; synthesis of past and present trends in order to forecast probable future patterns.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD861
Historical and Contemporary Issues in Trade

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program or permission

Description: The examination of fiber, textile, and apparel industries in a global context. Specifically, a look at the historical development of the global and U.S. textile and apparel industries and how the global environment (economic, political, and social systems) affects the textile/apparel production and trade.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD862
International Retail Expansion

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program

Description: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the scope, trends, practices and issues in international retail and merchandise management. Comprehend the process of global sourcing and supply chain management. The global retail system and the way goods are distributed to consumers in various countries will also be analyzed.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD863
Merchandising Analytics

Description: Utilizing quantitative data from the merchandising industry to support managerial decision making: specifically, how to format and analyze typical consumer data. Applying analytical approaches to problem solving using Microsoft Excel including: Formulas, Functions, Solver, and Pivot Tables. Decision making and analytical skills will be improved while providing new perspectives and approaches to apply quantitative techniques and methods to solve real-world business problems. Learning to summarize and present quantitative information designed for industry stakeholders.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD864
Financial Merchandising Implications

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program

Description: The advanced study of financial trends in the merchandising industries; implications related to sole proprietors, partnerships, franchises, S corporations, and C coporations. Focus will be on the financial implications of recent advances in the field that assist graduate students as they embark on careers in academia and/or the merchandising industries.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD865
Strategic Planning

Prerequisites: Admission to the Merchandising Specialization Masters Degree program

This is a capstone course.

Description: Examination of the executive planning process utilized to develop successful corporate strategies; emphasis on the importance of a market orientation for building customer value and sustaining a competitive advantage.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD866
Product Design, Development & Evaluation

Description: Advanced study of issues and management strategies necessary to design and produce a competitively priced product. Examination of the role of globalization and rapidly changing technology on the development of a successful product.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:SUMMER

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD870
Current Issues in Textiles, Fashion and Design

Prerequisites: 9 hrs textiles, merchandising and fashion design and permission

Description: Significant issues in textiles, clothing, and fashion design.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD870A
Current Issues in Textiles, Fashion and Design: Textiles

Prerequisites: 9 hrs textiles, merchandising and fashion design and permission

Description: Significant issues in textiles, clothing, and fashion design.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD870B
Current Issues in Textiles, Fashion and Design: Fashion

Prerequisites: 9 hrs textiles, merchandising and fashion design and permission

Description: Significant issues in textiles, clothing, and fashion design.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD870D
Current Issues in Textiles, Fashion and Design: Design

Prerequisites: 9 hrs textiles, merchandising and fashion design and permission

Description: Significant issues in textiles, clothing, and fashion design.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD871
Experimental Apparel DesignCrosslisted with TMFD 471

Prerequisites: TMFD 803 for Graduate Level Course Only.

Description: Advanced work in the creation of apparel as visual communication. Design conceptualization with experimentation in media, structure, technique, and presentation.

This course is a prerequisite for: TMFD 495

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$35

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD873
Design Perspectives and Issues

Description: Contemporary issues in design with creative and/or curatorial work.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD874
Theory Development

Description: Emergence and synthesis of theory, current theoretical development, conceptual structures, theory construction as a framework for research and evaluation of scholarly publications.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$25

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

TMFD875
Research MethodsCrosslisted with HUMS 875

Description: Research methods that addresses practical and theoretical issues involved in designing, conducting, and evaluating research.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD876
Material Culture Research MethodsCrosslisted with ANTH 883

Prerequisites: TMFD 807 or TMFD 808

Description: Research methods for material culture study applied to textiles and dress. Methodologies for artifact study and skills. Fiber microscopy as a tool for artifact analysis. Conceptual development, application and evaluation of a model for artifact study.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:FALL
Course and Laboratory Fee:$10

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD877
Gender and Material CultureCrosslisted with TMFD 477, WMNS 477, WMNS 877

Prerequisites: Junior Standing; 3 hours in any of the following areas: ANTH, SOCI, HIST, AHIS, TMFD or WMNS.

Description: In depth analysis of the relationship between material culture and gender roles, categories, and performances. Engages with theoretical frameworks for material culture and gender, as well as topics such as the body, clothing, the built environment, technology and media.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD879
Foundations of Sustainability in Apparel and Textiles

Prerequisites: Graduate-level GPIDEA students only

Distance education course delivered by Kansas State University. Graduate-level GPIDEA students only

Description: Introduction to the theory, principles, and practices of sustainability. Examination of environmental, social, and economic sustainability at both the global and apparel and textile industry levels. Exploration of innovative practices and social change strategies for the furtherance of sustainability.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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TMFD890
Workshop/Seminar

Prerequisites: Permission.

Presented by department faculty and visiting artists, scholars and scientists.

Description: Opportunity to analyze and evaluate techniques, develop skills, or study topics of special interest.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD890A
Workshop/Seminar - TextilesCrosslisted with TMFD 490A

Description: Workshops on a variety of topics by department faculty and visiting artists, scholars and scientists. Opportunity to analyze and evaluate techniques, develop skills, or study topics of special interest.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD890B
Workshop/Seminar - FashionCrosslisted with TMFD 490B

Description: Workshops on a variety of topics by department faculty and visiting artists, scholars and scientists. Opportunity to analyze and evaluate techniques, develop skills, or study topics of special interest.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD890D
Workshop/Seminar - DesignCrosslisted with TMFD 490D

Description: Workshops on a variety of topics by department faculty and visiting artists, scholars and scientists. Opportunity to analyze and evaluate techniques, develop skills, or study topics of special interest.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD891
Special Topics in Human SciencesCrosslisted with HUMS 891, NUTR 891, SLPA 891, TEAC 891, CYAF 891

Description: Aspects of human sciences not covered elsewhere in the curriculum.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

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TMFD892
Professional Study Tour-International or DomesticCrosslisted with TMFD 492

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission for TMFD 892 only.

Description: The textile and apparel industry. Visits to museums, showrooms, manufacturers, retail establishments in major domestic and/or foreign markets such as: New York City, Paris, London, Milan, Prague, Shanghai, Seoul.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option
Experiential Learning:Fieldwork

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD893
Domestic Study TourCrosslisted with TMFD 493

Prerequisites: 12 hrs. TMFD courses.

The credit hours for this course will be determined by the length of the study tour. Tours of 3-4 days will be for 1 credit and 5-8 will be for 2 credits. Students may repeat this course for credit.

Description: The apparel, accessories and soft goods marketplaces and manufacturing throughout the U.S. provide excellent arenas for learning. Short domestic study tours including but not limited to such centers of soft good commerce as Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth and other regional locations.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-2

ACE:

TMFD896
Independent StudyCrosslisted with TMFD 496

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission for TMFD 896 only.

Description: Individual projects in research, literature review, or creative production.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-5

ACE:

TMFD896A
Independent Study - TextilesCrosslisted with TMFD 496A

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission for TMFD 896 only.

Description: Individual projects in research, literature review, or creative production.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-5

ACE:

TMFD896B
Independent Study - FashionCrosslisted with TMFD 496B

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission for TMFD 896 only.

Description: Individual projects in research, literature review, or creative production.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-5

ACE:

TMFD896D
Independent Study - DesignCrosslisted with TMFD 496D

Prerequisites: 12 hrs TMFD courses and permission for TMFD 896 only.

Description: Individual projects in research, literature review, or creative production.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-5
Max credits per semester:5
Max credits per degree:5
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-5

ACE:

TMFD899
Masters Thesis

Prerequisites: Admission to a Master's degree program.

Permission Required

Description: Individualized per Masters Thesis

Course details
Credit Hours:1-10
Max credits per semester:10
Max credits per degree:99
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-10

ACE:

TMFD905
Advanced Problems

Prerequisites: Permission of Department Chair

Description: Reading, discussions, and reports dealing with the economic, sociological, historical, technical, and aesthetic phases of textiles and clothing.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:12
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

TMFD905A
Advanced Problems: Textiles

Prerequisites: Permission of department chair.

Description: Advanced Problems: Textiles

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

TMFD905B
Advanced Problems: Fashion

Prerequisites: Permission of department chair.

Description: Advanced Problems: Fashion

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

TMFD905D
Advanced Problems: Design

Prerequisites: Permission of department chair.

Description: Advanced Problems: Design

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

TMFD907
Textiles and Apparel Economics

Prerequisites: TMFD 813; 9 hrs of TMFD courses.

Description: Current status of the domestic textile and apparel complex; current theories of textile consumption and demand within the international market; factors influencing textile and apparel production, distribution, and expenditures; the role of international trade and its influence on the domestic textile and apparel industry and foreign policy.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD910
Appearance and Space as Nonverbal Communication

Prerequisites: TMFD 810, or permission

Description: Appearance and space as systems of nonverbal communication with emphasis on their relationship to the development of the self and the micro and macro processes of life.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD913
Theory and Issues in Merchandising

Prerequisites: TMFD 813 or permission

Description: Common theoretical frameworks found in the textile/apparel/interior merchandising and marketing literature, plus issues which impact the textiles and apparel industry.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD920
Teaching Seminar and PracticumCrosslisted with CYAF 920, NUTR 920

Description: Supervised classroom experiences designed to develop competencies in teaching at the college level.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:3

ACE:

TMFD978
Seminar in Textile History
Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD986
Seminar in Textiles, Clothing, and Design

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Pass No-Pass

Credit Hours:1

ACE:

TMFD995
Doctoral Seminar

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: Intended primarily for doctoral students, although non-doctoral graduate students may be admitted with permission. Immersion in outcome-based scholarly activities with a faculty mentor. Develop, execute and report on one or more projects addressing the interaction between research and practice, individually or in small groups.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:18
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD996
Research Other Than Thesis

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-6

ACE:

TMFD997
Internship

Prerequisites: 9 hrs TMFD courses and permission.

Description: Supervised independent professional experience under direction of a practicing professional within the textile and apparel industry, government agencies, museums and/or businesses.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-9
Max credits per semester:9
Max credits per degree:9
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-9

ACE:

TMFD998
Special Topics in Human SciencesCrosslisted with CYAF 998, NUTR 998

Prerequisites: Permission

Course details
Credit Hours:1-3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-3

ACE:

TMFD999
Doctoral Dissertation

Prerequisites: Admission to PhD degree program and permission.

Description: Individualized per Doctoral Dissertation.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-24
Max credits per semester:24
Max credits per degree:99
Grading Option:Grade Pass/No Pass Option

Credit Hours:1-24

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